Why Ontario Municipalities Fall Victim to Ransomware Ransomware is a solved problem. We know how to minimize the effect of a ransomware attack on our infrastructure. It’s actually a combination of several fundamental security techniques like compartmentalization, access control, and recovery. If lateral movement is properly contained in your network, you’ll only ever have to […]
News Release For immediate Release Feb. 6, 2019 CAMBRIDGE – People who overcame personal fears of public speaking will test their skills this week during the annual Toastmasters International competition in Cambridge ON. On Fri., Feb. 8, 2019, members of three local Toastmasters International clubs – Grand River Toastmasters, Top Drawer Advanced Toastmasters and […]
The Waterloo Region District School Board has done it. Likely at least one of our municipalities have tried it. Now the Waterloo Region Police Board are doing it. A class action lawsuit was filed against them a couple of years back regarding their treatment of female police officers. The blue wall really is only about […]
2018 was a quiet year for me, and this is why. In June, I was served with a lawsuit filed at the Human Rights Tribunal by the Waterloo Regional Police Service. They alleged that I violated the terms of my resignation agreement, despite me having refused to sign a non-disclosure clause (a gag order). Because […]
Like it or not, Cambridge’s “Bridge to Nowhere” was renamed Tuesday night by Cambridge council. At the city’s general committee meeting, council voted 6-2 in favour of naming the pedestrian bridge in downtown Galt “Craig’s Crossing,” in honour of former mayor Doug Craig’s more than 30 years of service to the community. Coun. Frank Monteiro, […]
Despite the opinions of some residents, Coun. Frank Monteiro is determined to move forward with his motion to name the city’s new pedestrian bridge for former Mayor Doug Craig. “Nothing is going to change my mind,” Monteiro told the Times. “I still think it’s the right thing to do.” Since Monteiro put forward his notice […]
With 10 years under my belt…I had given serious consideration to closing down this site. With finally getting a legal Mayor in our City… I thought I no longer needed to keep this blog going.. With much appreciation, my many dedicated readers convinced me to stay on. So here is the new plan going forward. […]
Opinion Oct 23, 2018Cambridge Times Cambridge has elected a new mayor to lead us in Kathryn McGarry. Kathryn didn’t just knock at the door, she kicked it down by winning every single polling location in Cambridge. This has never been done before and may never be repeated. When Kathryn chose to run for mayor, I […]
************************* THERE WILL BE NO MORE OF THIS… HOW SOON CAN YOU GET OUT OF OUR CITY HALL..?? I’ve waited a very long time for this.. woohoo (your greed and huge ego were your undoing) Cambridge can finally have legal elections..
Meet Kathryn Kathryn McGarry is a community builder and advocate with a history of fighting for, and on behalf of, Cambridge and its people. Kathryn grew up in Etobicoke, the eldest of three girls. Her parents – Norm, a salesman and Barb, a nurse — worked hard to provide for their daughters and ensure they […]
Mr. Di Lullo: I have heard some rumours that are troubling me about what is happening regarding voting on election day and in particular as it pertains to our senior citizens. I have heard from a few reliable sources that one facility in particular that houses about 187 residents more or less are only going […]
Opinion 09:26 AM Cambridge Times I am beyond upset that Doug Craig, the current mayor of Cambridge, can just simply just say “he is sorry” for his part in the removal of a candidate (Kathryn McGarry) from a group photo at a community event, as found on page four in your Sept. 18 paper. It […]
Letter to Doug Craig Mr. Craig: Well it is really evident that we are into another election campaign. While I thought campaigns were a platform to set out goals and ideals that make the city a better place. That being said, social media venues such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have become […]
Mr. Durocher: I read the article in The Record today regarding the questions that you have been asking the candidates in the interviews you have conducted thus far for this Municipal Election. In my opinion some of these questions are very inappropriate and cross the line. These questions would not be able to be asked […]
Opinion 09:09 AM Cambridge Times I’m guessing Al Coates regrets writing his letter, “Top job should go to someone who lives in Cambridge.” Since Al’s letter, Doug Craig’s campaign group imploded by showing on Craig’s campaign website a photo shot at the new bridge where mayor candidate Kathryn McGarry was removed and an unknown lady […]
Democracy at stake The purpose of an election is not just to select a winner, but to convince the loser, and their supporters, that they lost. Trust in the voting process is, therefore, an essential element to any voting system. “Voting over the internet is not secure enough to be trusted for government elections,” Teague […]
NewsSep 10, 2018by Ray Martin Cambridge Times Kathryn McGarry is seeking Cambridge’s top job in hopes of continuing her service to the city. – Ray Martin/Metroland Kathryn McGarry kicked off her bid for mayor Sept. 6, packing Preston’s Fiddle and Firkin pub. “I am running to be your mayor because I want to fight for […]
Image of mayoral challenger Kathryn McGarry edited out of campaign photo from bridge opening Kate Bueckert · CBC News · Posted: Sep 14, 2018 2:15 PM ET | Last Updated: 37 minutes ago This is the altered photo which removed Kathryn McGarry. This photo was posted to a Facebook group by local resident James […]
Kathryn McGarry exits as Cambridge MPP with no regrets Despite defeat, McGarry is proud of her achievements NewsJun 11, 2018by Ray Martin Cambridge Times Liberals cheered as Kathryn McGarry entered the room. – Ray Martin/Metroland Doug Ford’s blue wave across the province last Thursday has turned former Cambridge MPP Kathryn McGarry into a one-term wonder. […]
Tom Vann, left, and Sheldon Rier of the Tyrods Classic Car club in Cambridge with their restored vehicles. Vann’s car is a 1967 Dodge Dart; Rier’s is a 1937 Studebaker Dictator coupe. – Peter Lee , Waterloo Region Record Sheldon Rier’s 1937 Studebaker during the Great Race from Buffalo to Halifax. – courtesy The Great […]
Emily Skinner practices soldering r00tz Asylum, a program for kids at DEF CON 24, one of the world’s largest hacker conventions in Bally’s Hotel & Casino on August 6, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The nonprofit, r00tz Asylum, gives kids a safe space to learn about cybersecurity. Ann Hermes – Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images By […]
Tracy Hipel a candidate in the upcoming municipal elections in Cambridge has just had a victory in his appeal of the assessment of his property for property tax purposes. All parties agreed that the initial assessment was reasonable under ordinary circumstances and that these however were not ordinary circumstances. The home in question is squarely […]
‘I think that if I didn’t think I would win, I wouldn’t be running’: McGarry News03:34 PMby Lisa Rutledge Cambridge Times Former Cambridge MPP Kathryn McGarry, pictured her in a speech to her supporters following her loss in June’s election, has announced she is running for the job as Cambridge mayor. – Ray Martin/Metroland Former […]
I ask you to watch the LEGAL, Provincial Election today Thursday June 7, 2018 You will notice: ALL POLLING LOCATIONS WILL BE OPEN ALL VOTING STATIONS WILL BE OPEN FAMILIES WILL HAVE RECEIVED THEIR VOTING REGISTRATION CARDS. SENIORS WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE IN THE FOYER OF THEIR RESIDENCE. THERE […]
Opinion12:31 PMCambridge Times Re: “Fears about city website ‘hack’ overblown” letter to the editor by Mayor Doug Craig in April 12 Cambridge Times For the facts on cybersecurity and online voting, I encourage the residents of Cambridge to view a short presentation by Dr. Aleksander Essex, a Western University cybersecurity expert specializing in trustworthy elections, […]
Wow! City Website ‘hack’ Overblown? Funny how a Cybersecurity professional from London Ontario had to go to the Press and reveal that the City of Cambridge had their website ‘hacked’ on February 11, 2018. Had that not occurred, the residents of this city would have been left in the dark about such an incident. Mayor […]
” he doeth protest too loudly” Fears about city website ‘hack’ overblown OpinionApr 12, 2018Cambridge Times I would like to respond to Ken Tuckey’s April 2 letter to the editor about cybersecurity, in which he suggests the city should reconsider offering an online voting option and insinuates the City of Cambridge did not disclose a […]
City will use paper ballots and stick with first-past-the-post system for the 2018 municipal election NewsNov 21, 2016by Paige Desmond Waterloo Region Record WATERLOO — Waterloo council will stick with tradition and use paper ballots and the first-past-the-post system for the 2018 municipal election. Politicians voted Monday not to pursue online voting or use ranked […]
News07:39 AMCambridge Times At the Tuesday, March 27, City of Cambridge council meeting, Aleksander Essex, an expert in cybersecurity and assistant professor at Western University appeared before council to address the risks of online voting. Since this item was not on the agenda and therefore Essex would not be able to speak on this topic, […]
